UNION GOVERNMENT.pptx

Union Government

1. B.J.P.S Samiti’s M.V.HERWADKAR ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL UNION GOVERNMENT S TD9th Staff Name:Rashmi Pandit

2. The Union of India

3. Union Legislature The Union Legislature is called the Parliament. The Parliament of India consists of the President of India . The two Houses are the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha .

4. Parliament

5. The sessions of the Parliament

6. Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of the Parliament. The Members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the citizens who are above the age of 18. The maximum number of seats in the Lok Sabha is 552.

7. Members of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha Members are elected for a term of five years . A Member may contest election any number of times. The Lok Sabha is dissolved on the expiry of its full term of five years

8. Qualifications of Members of the Lok Sabha (1) To becomea Member of the Lok Sabha , one should be a citizen of (2) They must be at least 25 years of age . (3) They should not have been sentenced to imprisonment. (4) Theyshould not be insolvent

9. Lok Sabha Speaker The powers and functions of the Speaker are: deciding the matters to be discussed in the House ; maintaining the discipline and dignity of the House; and conducting the discussion in aproper manner, and taking decisions.

10. Rajya Sabha

11. Members of the Rajya Sabha To become a Member of the Rajya Sabha , one must not be less than 30 years of age. The term of the Rajya Sabha Members is six years. The The Vice-President of India is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha .

12. ROLE OF OPPOSTION pointing out the lapses, if any, on the part of the Government; reviewing the policies and programmes of the Government; and giving timely advice to the Government, Cabinet and administrators.

13. The powers and functions of the Parliament Legislative powers Financial powers Administrative powers Authority to amend the Constitution

14. The Union Executive The Union Executive is composed of the President, PrimeMinister and his Council of Ministers

15. The Union Executive The Union Executive is composed of the President, PrimeMinister and his Council of Ministers

16. The elected Members of both the Houses of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States elect the President of India.

17. President The President is the head of the Indian Republic. He is called the first citizen of the country. His official residence is the Rashtrapati Bhavan .

18. Qualifications of President 1. He should be a citizen of India. 2. He should have completed the age of 35 years. 3. He should be qualified for election as a Member of the Lok Sabha . 4. He should not hold any office of profit under the Government.

19. Rashtrapati Bhavan

20. Powres of the President Executive Powers Legislative Powers Judicial Powers Financial Powers Military Powers Emergency Powers Discretionary Powers

21. Vice-President The Members of both the Houses of Parliament elect the Vice-President. The Vice- Presidentmust be over 35 years of age and have all the qualificationsrequired to become President . He is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha .

22. PRIME MINISTER

23. Importance of the Prime Minister The Prime Minister plays an important role in the Parliamentary system of Government . His responsibility is enormous in the matter of national security .

24. powers and functions of the Prime Minister 1 He is the Leader of the Lok Sabha . 2 He is the Head of the Government. 3 On the advice of the Prime Minister, the Ministers are appointed by the President.

25. 4 He has the power to allot portfolios to the Ministers. 5 He has the power to reshuffle the Cabinet. 6 He recommends to the President the removal of theMinisters .

26. Union Cabinet - Composition The President invites the Leader of the majority party elected by the people to form the Government, and appoints him as the Prime Minister.

27. He appoints the remaining Ministers on the advice ofthe Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and the Ministers form the Union Cabinet . The process of forming the Cabinet in this way is known as the Parliamentary system or theCabinet system.

28. The Ministers are the political heads of various d epartments. Ministerial responsibility is the essence of the Cabinet system. Each Minister will be personally responsible for the proper functioning of his Department.

29. The Prime Minister allocates Departments to the Ministers. On certain occasion he can demand the resignation of any Minister . When the Prime Minister resigns , the Cabinet will dissolve. When a majority of the Members of Lok Sabha supports a No-Confidence motion, the Cabinet resigns.